Omaha Beach After D-Day
6/28/1944
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Original Caption: "OMAHA BEACH. LST's unload at low tide at one time on D-Day plus. The Beach was pretty well-established at this time. New roads were put in and the only danger from the enemy was slight air attacks at night. Some of the wreckage from D-Day still lies on the beach as you can see. The string of ships sunk off shore on the left was sunk purposely to make a breakwater. The sinking of these ships was operation 'Gooseberry.' The building of the floating docks running from the beach was operation 'Mulberry.' The barrage balloons in the air are attached to the LST's. The LST's are unloading on the EASY sector of Omaha Beach. The LST at the left is approximately at 'Easy Red;' the next few are at 'Easy White;' and the remaining LST's are at 'Easy Blue.' The 'Dog' sector of Omaha Beach is on the left. The 'Easy' of Omaha Beach is on the left. The 'Easy' sector of the beach was operated by the 5th Engineer Special Brigade of the U.S. First Army. Colonel Gallant commanded the 5th ESB and later Colonel Bridges took over the command."
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 176888598
Full Citation: 111-SC-308998; Omaha Beach After D-Day; 6/28/1944; France - Normandy Invasion: Omaha and Utah Beaches; U.S. Army Signal Corps Photographs Of Military Activity During World War II and The Korean Conflict, 1941–1954; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/omaha-beach-after-d-day, June 13, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
